Case or cabinet



-(No Model.)

J. E. MAXWELL.

CASE 0R CABINET.

No. 538,592. Patented Apr. 30,1895.

314mm W {QM I UNITED STATES.

PATENT EEicE.

JOHN EDWARD MAXWELL, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CASEOR CABINET.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 538,592, dated April 30, 1 895.

Application filed May 29, 1894. Serial No. 512,846. (No model.)

v State of Tennessee, have invented a certain new, useful, and valuable Improvement in Cases or Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' My invention has relation to cases or cabinets for type-writers, 850., and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the closed case. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the opened case.

The case when closed is rectangular in shape and it consists of two parts, viz: .the top and the bottom. These parts are the same size and shape and when closed together form a cube or similar figure. The edges of the parts come together at a diagonal line across the ends of the case. The top is hinged to the bottom at the upper back edge of the bottom (see Fig. 2) and the bottom is provided with the circular shaped pieceof metal 1, attached just above the side 7,'and said piece passes up through a suitable guide 2, attached to the top. Saidguide 2, is provided with a thumb screw and by this means the top can be held up as shown in Fig. 2.

By referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the top of the case is provided in the upper part with the partitions 3, which form compartments. Thesecompartments areadapted to hold stationery, &c. A looking glass 4, maybe placed in the top. A copy holder consisting of a panel 5, pivoted at each end to an arm 6, which in turn is pivoted to the inner side of the top, is adapted to hold acopy and when the case is to be closed the copy holder'is swung up as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and thus the stationery will not fall out of the compartments when the top is low ered. The panel 5, is pivoted to the arms 6,

6, in such manner as to permit the said panel to revolve on its pivot points, and each side of the panel 5, can be provided with a suitable means for holding copy. Thus two copies can be fixed at one time to the holder and when one copy is reproduced on the machine the panel 5, can be revolved and the other copy brought to the view of the operator.

The type-writer is adapted to rest in the bottom of the case as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the perpendicular sides 7, 7, of the said bottom may be hinged to the hack of the bottom and maybe swung aside, thus giving plenty of room for the operation of the machine.

The bottom of the case may be provided with legs, or the case may be placed on a suitable table.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A case consisting of a top and abottom similar in shape and size and hinged together at the upper back edges; the bottom of the case adapted to hold a machine and the top of the case having a suitable set of compartments adapted to hold stationery; a copy holder consisting of a panel pivoted at each end to an arm in such manner as to permit the copy holder to revolve between the arms; the said arms pivoted to the inner sides of the top; said copy holder adapted to close the compartments when the case is closed, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN EDWARD MAXWELL.

Witnesses:

WALLACE F. MAXWELL, MARIANA MAXWELL. 

